This article appears in Dec 6-12, 2007.
Tag-bag
“Jem”. You’ve failed as an urban artist tagging our neighbour’s homes. Maybe you thought you could get good enough to do throw-ups, or even bombs, but your progression is continental drift-like. Your style is repetitive and unimaginative, and now has
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Jem? Wasn’t that the name of some cheezy toy doll back in the 80s?
Yes. And she’s truly outrageous. Truly, truly, truly outrageous.
Bahawhawhawhaw… thanks for that one.
I am reaaallly disgusted at the tags on the new building on Creighton St, you know the one with the geo thermal heating and on the corner of Creighton and Cornwallis?? Anyhow, I just love the “gentrification” schpiel … obviously someone from an organized group, probably someone who did the SUVs a while back. I wish these people would get a grip. Would they rather have the neighbourhood filled with crackheads?????
That’s it. I’ve been noticing all the tags and junk on the sides of the buildings on Quinpool and it’s disgusting. The same idiots marking building after building. Now my friend’s building has just bit hit with a piece of crap that’s bigger than a car. Word of warning, if my friend ever catches you idiots, not only may you have a couple of broken digits, but you may have all the cans of paint sprayed on you to teach you a lesson.